interspace

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The width of the interspace between the foramina is one-half the width of the vertebræ, though this character varies with different genera and species.

From Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles by Seeley, H. G.

One imperfect specimen shows a long temporal region which is wide, and a very narrow interspace between the orbits; with a long face, indicated by the extension of narrow nasal bones.

From Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles by Seeley, H. G.

In Rhamphorhynchus the jaws appear to gape towards their extremities as though the interspace had originally been occupied by organic substance like a horny beak.

From Dragons of the Air An Account of Extinct Flying Reptiles by Seeley, H. G.

In desperation she leapt across the widening interspace, and fell headlong and bruised beside him.

From The Unknown Sea by Housman, Clemence

An interspace of this kind is found in the bulb of each finger.

From Finger Prints by Galton, Francis, Sir